title: The use of an anterior cantilever design for an implant retained overdenture: a case report.
abstract: Dental implants, while providing dentistry with some additional unique options previously unavailable, have also demanded innovation and imagination from the restorative dentist, as illustrated in this unusual prosthetic application. An extremely atrophic anterior mandibular ridge was restored to function, aided by the placement of 3-13 mm titanium fixtures in massive genoid prominences. Second-stage surgery confirmed osseo-integration and 3-7 mm abutment cylinders united by a stable tripod superstructure, and provided for a bar assembly extending approximately 10 mm anteriorly to a position representative of the missing anterior ridge. A mandibular implant-retained denture was then fabricated opposing a maxillary metal base denture. The combination resulted in a stable, functional prosthesis and a satisfied patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Alberta.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Razzoog
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003779:Denture Design; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants